567 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 186 HPD complaints, 162 311 service requests, 138 HPD housing violations.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 142.9. In ZIP 10032, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 36 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 30 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2014-12-22. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
19 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 6 · winter 2025–26: 13). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
68 service requests in the last three years. Most common: DOOR/WINDOW (12) · Noise (10) · HEAT/HOT WATER (9) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (7) · PAINT/PLASTER (6) · PLUMBING (6).
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1896) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (15) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 478 HILL HOMES HDFC |
| Head officer | YVONNE STENNETT |
| Managing agent | CONCORD MANAGEMENT OF NY LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-10-10 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,031,000 | $463,950 |
| 2026 | $1,120,000 | $504,000 |
| 2027 | $1,103,000 | $496,350 |
The city's market estimate has risen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (0 in the last three years).
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | 163 St-Amsterdam Av — C · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Edgecombe Av / W 158 St — M2 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 159 St & Edgecombe Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Shared bike route mapped within 75 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 028 Wright Brothers Middle: Community Math & Science Prep. Confirm with the DOE's school search. |
Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.
478 West 159 Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
68 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 9 of them about heat or hot water.
311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.
Managed by CONCORD MANAGEMENT OF NY LLC — 301 buildings, 7,382 units. Grades across the portfolio: A20 · B63 · C84 · D80 · F52. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 301 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $25,227 on 2010-08-26 (lender: New York City Housing Development Corporation). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-03 | Agreement $1,129,058 — from 478 HILL HOMES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $1,129,058 | |
| 2010-08-26 | Mortgage $25,227 — from 478 HILL HOMES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $25,227 | |
| 2010-08-26 | Deed $1,369,058 — from JOHN HILL LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to 478 HILL HOMES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND | $1,369,058 | |
| 2010-08-26 | Mortgage $214,773 — from 478 HILL HOMES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $214,773 | |
| 2010-08-26 | Agreement $1,129,058 — from 478 HILL HOMES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $1,129,058 | |
| 2010-08-26 | AL&R $240,000 — from 478 HILL HOMES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to THE CITY OF NEW YORK; NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $240,000 | |
| 1991-12-10 | Mortgage $1,229,558 — from JOHN HILL LTD PRTSHP to CITY OF NEW YORK HPD | $1,229,558 |
| Year | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 36 |
| 2018 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| 2019 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 22 |
| 2020 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2022 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 18 |
| 2023 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 28 |
| 2024 | 52 | 0 | 2 | 54 |
| 2025 | 89 | 1 | 2 | 92 |
| 2026 | 43 | 0 | 2 | 45 |
Every one of the 567 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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